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“The Crone has been missing from our culture for so long that many women, particularly young girls, know nothing of her tutelage. Young girls in our society are not initiated by older women into womanhood with its accompanying dignity and power. Instead, for their models, they look to fashion magazines, where they see the kinds of bodies and faces that they themselves can never have. Paradoxically, these are the ideals that are held up for them if they want to be successful, particularly with men. A recent national survey of teenage girls in North America showed that "while 13-year-old girls are nearly as confident as 13-year old boys, by age 16 the females' sense of self worth has plummeted."